Napoleon Fireplaces BGD90NT, BGD90PT manual Framing, Clearance To Combustibles

	FRAMING
The	can be installed with a rectangular opening.

It is best to frame your fireplace after it is positioned and the vent system is installed. Use 2x4’s and frame to local build- ing codes.

Note: In order to avoid the possibility of exposed insulation or vapour barrier coming in contact with the fi replace body, it is recommended that the walls of the fi replace enclosure

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CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES

MAINTAIN THESE MINIMUM CLEARANCES TO COMBUS- TIBLES:

Fireplace framing - 0” to stand-offs (top, rear & sides) Fireplace finishing - 4 3/4” to sides of fireplace opening.

- 22 3/8” to top of fireplace opening.

FIGURE 28

be “fi nished” (ie: drywall/sheetrock), as you would fi nish any other outside wall of a home. This will ensure that clearance to combustibles is maintained within the cavity.

For convenience, the stand-offs have been shipped flat. Before framing, ensure the stand-offs are opened and screwed in place.

It is not necessary to install a hearth extension, but the fi re- place should be raised to be fl ush with either the hearth or the fi nished fl oor.

When roughing in the fi replace, raise the fi replace to accom- modate for the thickness of the fi nished fl oor materials, i.e. tile, carpeting, hard wood, which if not planned for will interfere

NON-COMBUSTIBLE

FINISHING MATERIAL

60 3/4"

		Non-combus-
		tible finishing
		material (ie:
22 3/8"		cement board,
		brick, stone,
71	1/4"
		tile) must be
		used to finish
		the front facing
		of the unit.

43/4"

with the removal of the hearth strip, which must be removed to access the fi rebox.

Objects placed in front of the fi replace should be kept a mini- mum of 48” away from the front face.

1"		FIGURE 26
MIN
1"
MIN
82"
		"
	59	1/4
		116"
		72"
		59 1/4"
		29"
		FIGURE 27
		29"
	59 1/4"

IMPORTANT:

The requires a minimum inside enclosure height of 72”. Measured from the bottom of the fire- place.

For temperature require- ments, this area must be left unobstructed.

It is recommended that the enclosure be ventilated at the top and bottom to circu- late the hot air.

*Non combus- tible material

must extend NON-COMBUSTIBLE

72” at which top of enclo- sure can be combustible

COMBUSTIBLE

MATERIAL

	FIRESTOP
	SPACER
STUD	2"
	2"
STAND OFF
SPACER
	FIGURE 29

29"
59 1/4"	10"
	MIN

WARNING

Facing and/or finishing

material must never

overhang into the fireplace

opening.

W415-0614 / A / 07.24.07